Wild Neroche Land Management Adviser

Land Management Adviser, Wild Neroche - Restoring and Transforming Landscapes
Fixed term until 31st March 2027
Reference: REQ007971

Wild Neroche is one of Forestry England’s ‘wild areas’, forest sites that are taking a pioneering approach to restore fully functioning ecosystems and support nature’s recovery. As England's largest land manager, Forestry England is restoring nature at a landscape scale in a way few others can.

Wild Neroche - Restoring and Transforming Landscapes supports farmers and land managers to undertake nature-positive actions on land in the Blackdown Hills region surrounding Neroche.

The Wild Neroche Land Management Advisor role is hosted by Blackdown Hills National Landscape and funded through a partnership between Forestry England and Tesco.

The post is full time up until 31 March 2027. Based from Hemyock and Staple Fitzpaine (near Taunton). Advisory work within the 7,000 hectare project area.

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.

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• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
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• This role requires a DBS disclosure.

Closing date 29th June 2025

Interviews will be held on Friday 4th July 2025 at the Blackdown Hills National Landscape office, c/o Blackdown Healthy Living Centre, Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3SH.